Know Your Cashmere
Luxury cashmere makes up 0.2% of the world's total animal fiber production.
Pure cashmere is precious not only because of its labor-intensive production, but also because of its excellent quality and characteristics, which are unmatched by any other textile material, and is often referred to as “soft gold.”
26°80° Palm Beach pure and sustainable cashmere fibers are sourced from the finest major cashmere producing regions in Inner Mongolia and China. We source from suppliers who test their cashmere fibers for purity at independent laboratories so you can rest assured that 26°80° Palm Beach cashmere is truly pure!
We use extremely fine cashmere yarn because not all cashmere is created equal. At 26°80° Palm Beach, we select cashmere with the whitest, longest, and finest fibers, which will give your garment the richest colors and longevity if cared for properly. We don’t take shortcuts. When it comes to delivering a beautiful timeless wardrobe essential sweater, 26°80° Palm Beach will not let you down.
The only challenge with our sweaters is that they are so luxurious, functional, and fun to wear that you may become addicted and buy one in every color!
Cashmere Care
We pride our sweaters on easy care. We recommend to hand wash or professionally dry clean all your 26°80° Palm Beach sweaters. Care instructions are provided on the garment label.
Hand Wash
Turn your garments inside out and hand wash using lukewarm water (no more than 40 degrees) and a mild detergent. Soak for five minutes to help loosen the dirt before gently squeezing. Remove excess water by placing between clean towels or using a short machine spin cycle (only). Never wring or twist your wet cashmere! Carefully reshape and lay flat on a towel or drying rack.
Dry Clean
Dry clean sparingly, only recommended seasonally or in the case of staining. Excessive dry cleaning can give a glazed appearance, and over time the chemicals will degrade the fibers and ruin the sweater.
Storage
Fold and pack the clean dry sweater into the 26°80° Palm Beach reusable biodegradable storage bag that comes with the sweater. Please keep this storage bag to help preserve and protect the quality of your 26°80° Palm Beach garment.
Social Responsibility
26°80° Palm Beach LLC has placed great importance and emphasis on being ethically and socially responsible, with a true commitment to environmental protection, animal welfare, and sustainability.
We believe in total transparency from the provenance of raw fiber to the complete production process with full traceability back to the farms for all our natural fibers.
Being awarded the GCS Certification, means we have a transparent dialogue with our entire supply chain, and serves as a benchmark to reassure our customers 26°80° Palm Beach cashmere is sustainably and responsibly produced.
Our careful selection process of traceable raw materials and new manufacturing techniques has earned our suppliers and manufacturers a wide range of certifications to reassure you of our unrivalled quality control and belief in sustainable initiatives.
Animal Welfare
Animal welfare is our number one priority, and we have a clear definition of practice for cashmere goat protection. It is a requirement that our suppliers receive humane animal welfare accreditation from globally recognized certification programs and criteria. This is enforced through creating standards that require herders to follow from breeding, shearing, feeding, transportation, and general health and welfare of the goats.
Humane Standards: No animal should be subjected to hunger, thirst, discomfort, pain, injury, or disease. The goats must also have the freedom to express normal behavior and live life free from fear and distress.
Our suppliers work in partnership with the Good Cashmere Standard® that works to make a significant improvement to the welfare of cashmere goats. Learn more, visit www.thegoodcashmerestandard.org
